Supporting frame for gliders or the like



June 14, 1938. vAvRlK 2,120,382

- SUPPORTING FRAME FOR GLIDERS OR THE LIKE Filed Aug. 2a, 1936- Louisl/avr/k Patented June 14, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SUPPORTINGFRAME FOR GLIDERS OR THE LIKE corporation of Ohio Application August 28,1936, Serial No. 98,368

2 Claims.

This invention relates to articles of furniture but more particularly tosupporting frames for gliders or the like and an object is to produce anew and, improved frame of this character which is simple andinexpensive to manufacture,

can be conveniently assembled for use without the necessity of nuts,bolts or tools and has the novel features of construction andarrangement hereinafter described.

The invention is shown by way of illustration in the accompanyingdrawing in which;

Figure l is a perspective view of the glider supporting frame;

Figure 2 is an enlarged bottom plan view of a portion of the connectingrail and end frame, showing the brace arms in position of use; and

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

The illustrated embodiment of the invention 20 comprises a glidersupporting frame, having upright end frames l0 and H which are connectedtogether by a connecting rail l2. It will be understood that the glideris supported by the end frames and H upon hangers it which depend 25from the upper portion of the end frames.

Each end frame is made up of a single strip of bar metal to provide ahorizontally disposed upper bar I4 and a horizontally disposed lower barl5 and curved sides H5 and ill. Extending upwardly 30 from the innerside of the lower bar I5 is a flange l8 and secured centrally thereto,as by spot welding, is a supporting member 59, the upper end of whichinclines inwardly and is notched at 29. Secured to the under side of thelower bar I5,

35 adjacent opposite ends thereof, are supporting knobs 2| which disposethe end frames slightly above the supporting surface. It will beunderstood that the end frames ill and l I are similarly constructed anddescription of one will suffice.

0 The connecting rail I2 is preferably in the form of a metal tube orrod and is substantially U- shaped in formation. The legs 22 of the railare of a length substantially equal to the distance between the top barit and the support l9 so that 5 opposite ends of the rail 12 in theregion of the bends fit into and are supported by the supports [9, thenotch 28 being shaped to receive the same. The extreme upper ends of thelegs 22 fit respectively into socketed members 23 which are 50 suitablysecured to the underside of the top rail l4, As indicated in Figure 3,the end of each leg 22 extends well into the socketed member 23 andwhich, in cooperation with the notched support, militates againstlateral displacement between the 65 end frames and the connecting raill2.

For bracing the connecting rail and adjacent end frames a pair of arms24 and 25 have a common pivot 26 at their inner ends and are attached tothe under side of the rail l2. Formed on the free ends of the arms 24and 25 are notches 21 which are adapted to slip over headed pins 28 onthe under side of the lower bar it. As shown in Figure 2 the arms 24 and25 extend at an angle 5 to the rail 12, one being disposed on each sidethereof. Pivoted latches 29 connected to the under side of the lower barare arranged adjacent each of the pins 28 so that when the notchedportions 2'! are moved into engagement with their respective pins, thepivoted latch 23 can be swung against the arm to retain the parts inassembled position. When it is desired to disassemble the parts, it willbe apparent that the latches 29 can be readily swung out of engagementwith the 15 brace arms to permit the latter to be disengaged.

From the above description it will be apparent that I have provided anexceedingly simple frame construction which can be inexpensivelymanufactured and which can be set up in a short time by any unskilledperson without the use of bolts,

nuts or tools. When assembled the frame is sturdy and reliable andprovides a satisfactory support for a glider or other similar article offurniture.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in details ofconstruction and arrangement without departing from the spirit of theinvention, especially as defined in the appended claims,

What I claim as new and desire to secure by 30 Letters Patent is:

1. A glider supporting frame comprising a pair of laterally spacedupright end frames, each end frame having a transverse bar at the upperend thereof, a socket member in the under portion of said bar, a saddleon the lower portion of each end frame, a substantially U-shaped tubehaving the upper ends fitting into and embraced by said socket members,another portion of said tube resting in the saddle of each frame, and apair of brace arms pivoted respectively to spaced portions of the tubeadjacent each end frame, and detachable fasteners for holding theopposite ends of said braces in engagement with said end frames.

2. A glider supporting frame comprising a pair of laterally spacedupright end frames, each end frame having a transverse bar at the upperend thereof, a socket member in the under portion of said bar, a saddleon the lower portion of each end frame, a substantially U-shaped tubehaving the upper ends fitting into and embraced by said socket members,another portion of said tube resting in the saddle of each frame, bracesfor connecting the tube to each end frame respectively, and detachablefasteners for retaining said braces in operative position.

LOUIS VAVRIK.

